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Canonical Invoice Format
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Canonical Invoice Format
Since invoice data coming into Sterling e-Invoicing can be in any Sterling e-Invoicing-supported electronic data interchange (EDI) format your incoming invoice data is mapped into a canonical format for uniform processing. A canonical map checks that all mandatory invoice fields are present in incoming invoice data prior to signature or validation.
If necessary after you have contracted for Sterling e-Invoicing IBM? uses information from you about your invoices to build a custom map. A custom map will be mandatory for customers with XML or flat file invoice data or if there are additional data validations required that are specific to your data needs.
Archiving
If you are using the Sterling e-Invoicing archive service the canonical format of the invoice is also used to create a human-readable version of the invoice in PDF format.
The original invoice data and the canonical format of the invoice can be stored in the IBM archive database for a period of up to 11 years. During this period you can view track and generate reports from the archived data.
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08 December 2018
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